
Pepto-Caviar Hollywood
Using Pepto-Bismol and caviar as unconventional printing materials, Ed Ruscha renders the iconic word "Hollywood" in his signature bold, graphic style. The work exemplifies Ruscha's fascination with American consumer culture and pop iconography, juxtaposing the garishly familiar pink of the digestive remedy with the opulent texture of caviar. Printed on Copperplate Deluxe paper with full margins, this screenprint elevates the mundane and the luxurious into a wryly humorous commentary on Los Angeles and its contradictions.
- Medium
- Screenprint with Pepto-Bismol and caviar in colors, on Copperplate Deluxe paper, with full margins.
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- Auction House · Phillips
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October 17, 2017
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